[G4] Wireless network question

[Jay Ruuska]

The Ethernet-capable printers are coming down in price as well, so to avoid
this whole issue, it makes sense to just plug the printer into the network.
I print to my Brother HL-2070N wirelessly that way, works great. I see the
model you have is parallel and USB only, so hopefully you can solve the
issue or replace it with a networkable unit.


> From: David Gilbert <dgilbert at itee.uq.edu.au>
> Reply-To: "A place to discuss Apple's G4 computers."
> <g4 at listserver.themacintoshguy.com>
> Date: Fri, 23 Jun 2006 08:04:33 +1000
> To: "g4 at listserver.themacintoshguy.com" <g4 at listserver.themacintoshguy.com>
> Subject: Re: [G4] Wireless network question
> 
> Thanks for the feedback all.
> 
> I think I now have the answer to my original question.
> 
> After a week of emailing back and forth from the local Belkin Support
> "guru" I have finally managed to obtain an apology and confirmation
> that the Belkin Wireless USB Print server (Part # P57122au ? ) will
> not work with Macs. This is despite the fact that the Belkin Network
> Router will work with a mixed PC/Mac environment. He finally asked
> someone from marketing who confirmed it. (Why do I hate tech support
> so much?). Unless I can find a third-party USB  ethernet or wireless
> print server It looks like I am going to have to ditch the Brother
> printer (even though it works fine as a stand alone USB printer with
> both Macs and PCs).
> 
> So, can anyone suggest a third party USB Print server which they know
> works in a PC/Mac environment? It doesn't have to be wireless, an
> ethernet connection would do.
> 
> Cheers
> 
> 
> David Gilbert
> 
> Australia
> 
>> Doug Burton <mdd867x2 at adelphia.net> wrote:
>> 
>> I had a no-name parallel print server some time back and never could
>> get it to work.  I had an NEC laser printer that I wanted all my
>> computers to have access to, but just couldn't get it to work with my
>> b&w file server.  I had always wanted a color laser printer, so I
>> solved the problem by buying a new HP Color Laserjet which had network
>> printing capabilities.  Now all my Mac can access it, but only my PC
>> which is running XP pro can.  The others are running versions of
>> Windows 9x and can't print to it.
>> 
>> Just a message from Doug...
>> 
>> ------------------------------
>> 
>> Message: 2
>> Date: Tue, 20 Jun 2006 16:27:27 -0400
>> From: Doug Burton <mdd867x2 at adelphia.net>
>> Subject: Re: [G4] Wireless network question
>> To: "A place to discuss Apple's G4 computers."
>>   <g4 at listserver.themacintoshguy.com>
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>> 
>> 
>> On Jun 20, 2006, at 2:33 AM, David Gilbert wrote:
>> 
>> 
>>> 
>>> I have recently purchased some Belkin networking equipment namely:
>>> 
>>> A Belkin Wireless 802.11g Router (Part # F5D7230au4)
>>> 
>>> And
>>> 
>>> A Belkin Wireless USB Print server (Part # P57122au ? )
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> The Router works fine (connected to a Cable Modem serving a
>>> network of
>>> Macs and PCs). The PCs can print to a Brother HL 1430 laser printer
>>> via the print server.
>>> 
>>> However, I have so far been unable to get the Print server working
>>> with any of the Macs on my network (using IP printing).
>>> 
>>> Question 1. Does anyone use this type of setup for a mixed network of
>>> Macs & PC?
>>> 
>>> Question 2. Does anyone know if in fact a Belkin Wireless USB Print
>>> server be used on a mixed network of Macs and PCs or just PCs?
>>> 
>>> Any help would be greatly appreciated.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Regards
>>> 
>>> David Gilbert
> 
> 
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